Given that Tuesday is recently retired NBA great Kobe Bryant's 38th birthday, coupled by news that the former Los Angeles Laker announced a $100 million venture capital fund on Monday, it seems that all anyone wants to talk about right now is the Black Mamba. Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard was approached by TMZ Sports while waiting on a ride at the airport to give his take on Bryant's post-NBA career. "He’s been one of those vets that hasn’t been out of touch," Lillard said after being told of Bryant's new project. "Every time that I reached out to him with questions or anything, he’s always gotten back to me. Of course everybody respects him. It doesn’t surprise me that he’s ventured into something away from basketball. He’s a very intelligent guy, so I wish him the best in that." With off-court interests ranging from recording original music to his own sneaker and apparel line with adidas, Lillard laughed when asked if he'd ever team up with Bryant in the business world. "The question is ‘Would he team up with me?,’ not ‘Would I team up with Kobe'" Lillard joked while enjoying a post-flight snack.

虎撲體育8月24日訊 ?近日科比將迎來他38歲的生日，加上他建立1億美元風投基金的新聞，現(xiàn)在人人都想談論科比。開拓者球星達米安-利拉德在機場候機時回答了TMZ關于科比退役后事業(yè)經營的問題。

“他是不會失聯(lián)的心靈導師，”在被告知科比的新計劃后，利拉德說，“每次我有問題聯(lián)系他，無論什么事，科比都會回復我。當然每個人都尊重他，我一點都不驚訝科比涉足籃球以外的領域。他是個很有智慧的人，所以希望他會成功?！?/p>